Icons are also beautiful, with their luminous colors and gold leaf. On first glance, the subjects can seem flat, their poses artificial.… — Mary Pope Osborne Copy Share Image
Nothing can temper the spirit of a warrior as much as the challenge of dealing with impossible people in positions of power.… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Accept the things I cannot change," I said. "And pray for the courage to change the things I can, as well as… — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
Stillness is our most intense mode of action. It is in our moments of deep quiet that is born every idea, emotion,… — Leonard Bernstein Copy Share Image
When Goethe says that in every human condition foes lie in wait for us, "invincible only by cheerfulness and equanimity," he does… — Leigh Hunt Copy Share Image
Today is not the day you quit. Nor is it the day you cry. Today you know that you have all the… — Sarah Ban Breathnach Copy Share Image
“Today, young girls measure the quality of their beauty based upon its entertainment value. The more people are entertained by their beauty,… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
“Stillness seems to have the effect of easing the senses, until it starts to dull them. So while most of us need… — Youngme Moon Copy Share Image
I used to think anxiety and insomnia drove me to success, but it was the stillness that let me be good at… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
“Inside stillness lies a treasure. It can be opened using nothing more than silent awareness - the gaze of the soul. If… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you want to concentrate deeply on some problem, and especially some piece of writing or paper-work, you should acquire a cat.… — Muriel Spark Copy Share Image
Distinguishing the signal from the noise requires both scientific knowledge and self-knowledge: the serenity to accept the things we cannot predict, the… — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
“Everything exists; nothing exists. Either formula affords a like serenity. The man of anxiety, to his misfortune, remains between them, trembling and… — Emil Cioran Copy Share Image
And once we have the condition of peace and joy in us, we can afford to be in any situation. Even in… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When a tire blows, you simply accept that this is the here and now reality of your life. You've lost the tire,… — Ken Keyes Jr Copy Share Image
Let us labor for an inward stillness-- An inward stillness and an inward healing. That perfect silence where the lips and heart… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
Religious faith is not a storm cellar to which men and women can flee for refuge from the storms of life. It… — Sam Ervin Copy Share Image
When the leaves fall, the whole earth is a cemetery pleasant to walk in. . . . How beautifully they go to… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
It was he [Vincent] who helped me to accommodate my life in such a way that I can be at peace with… — Johanna van Gogh-Bonger Copy Share Image
I tell you, 'Firefly'? Best job I ever had. Heartbroken when it was canceled, but had it not been canceled, I never… — Nathan Fillion Copy Share Image
“A place where the mind can attain stillness can be found in a great person who has a steady mind. By seeing… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
If you establish serenity and happiness inside yourself, you provide the world with a solid base of peace. If you do not… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“There is immense power in silence, we must learn to be silent and not react to the different types of people we… — Donald Pillai Copy Share Image
“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, a sledgehammer to smash the motherfucking shit out of the… — Nicole Knepper Copy Share Image
“The Way of the Worrier 1. Don’t Be a Jerk 2. (And/But . . .) When Necessary, Hide the Zen 3. Meditate 4. The Price of Security Is… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“Can you, who have always been used to serenity and order in a family, to rational, refined, and improving conversation, relinquish them,… — Hannah Foster Copy Share Image
“If there were a silent observer, Mirabelle would be seen as a carefree, happy girl who is preparing for a night on… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
Sometimes, immersed in his books, there would come to him the awareness of all that he did not know, of all that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The benevolent have the advantage of the envious, even in this present life; for the envious man is tormented not only by… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Eternal God, lead me now out of the familiar setting of my doubts and fears, beyond my pride and my need to… — Ted Loder Copy Share Image
“The calm within the storm is where peace lives and breathes. It is not within perfect circumstances or a charmed life... it… — Jaeda DeWalt Copy Share Image
There's a terrible stillness. I notice a small tear in the wallpaper above her shoulder. I notice finger marks grimed on the… — Jenny Downham Copy Share Image
The saying goes, 'The sage rests, truly rests and is at ease.' This manifests itself in calmness and detachment, so that worries… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
“There was something to be said about the quietness of night. About the stillness. Everything was tranquil and unmoving as though the… — Bianca Scardoni Copy Share Image
“I love the stillness of a room, after a party. The chairs are moved, the cushions disarranged, everything is there to show… — Daphne du Maurier Copy Share Image
It is so rare to meet with a man outdoors who cherishes a worthy thought in his mind, which is independent of… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
The serenity produced by the contemplation and philosophy of nature is the only remedy for prejudice, superstition, and inordinate self-importance, teaching us… — Luther Burbank Copy Share Image
Develop serenity and quiet attitudes through your conversation. Depending upon the words we use and the tone in which we use them,… — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
No one can posses an afternoon of rain beating against the window, or the serenity of a sleeping child, or the magical… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image